Letter of Jeremiah 3-5

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³ Therefore when you have come to Babylon you will remain there for many years, for a long time, up to seven generations; after that I will bring you away from there in peace. ⁴ Now in Babylon you will see gods made of silver and gold and wood, which are carried on men’s shoulders and inspire fear in the heathen. ⁵ So take care not to become at all like the foreigners or to let fear for these gods^[a] possess you, when you see the multitude before and behind them worshiping them.